[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Arts, Poetics, Architecture & Lexicography](https://indike.org/pramana/in.art) › [Dramaturgy and Theory of Theatre](https://indike.org/pramana/in.art.natya) › [Rasarnavasudhakara](https://indike.org/pramana/in.art.natya.rasarnavasudhakara) › 3.238 # Rasarnavasudhakara 3.238 Rasārṇavasudhākara 3.238 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [3.238](https://indike.org/pramana/in.art.natya.rasarnavasudhakara.3.238) atha udāharaṇam- vākyaṃ yad gūḍha-tulyārthaṃ tad udāharaṇaṃ matam || > Now, citation (udāharaṇa): > A statement having a concealed parallel meaning is considered citation. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.238.p1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.art.natya.rasarnavasudhakara.3.238.p1) yathā śākuntale, rājā (svagatam)-katham ātmāpahāraṃ karomi ? bhavatu, evaṃ tāvad enāṃ vakṣye | (prakāśam) bhavati yaḥ pauraveṇa rājñā dharmādhikāre niyuktaḥ so' ham avighna-kriyopalambhāya dharmāraṇyam idam āyātaḥ | ity ārabhya, > As in the Śākuntala, beginning with: The King (to himself): "How can I disclose myself? Well, let it be; I shall speak to her thus." (Aloud): "Noble lady, I am one appointed by the Paurava King to the office of righteousness, and have come to this penance-grove to ascertain that rites are free from obstruction." Down to: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.238.p2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.art.natya.rasarnavasudhakara.3.238.p2) śakuntalā-tumhe avedha | kiṃ bi hiae karia matedha | ṇa bo baaṇaṃ suṇissaṃ | \[yuvām apetam | kim api hṛdaye kṛtvā mantrayethe | na yuvayor vacanaṃ śroṣyāmi |\] ity antam \[1.21 padyād anantaram\] | atra sābhiprāya-gūḍhārthatayā tad idam udāharaṇam | > down to: Śakuntalā: "Go away, both of you! Having something in mind you are whispering. I won't listen to your words." \[after verse 1.21\]. Here, because of its intentional concealed meaning, this is the illustration (udāharaṇa). > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.art.natya.rasarnavasudhakara~en-mt.3.238) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [Nāṭakacandrikā](https://indike.org/pramana/in.art.natya.natakacandrika.1.726) — Rūpa Gosvāmin 1540, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.art.natya.rasarnavasudhakara.3.238](https://indike.org/pramana/in.art.natya.rasarnavasudhakara.3.238) · Pramāṇa